The European Union-- how does it work?
By: edited by Elizabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb.
Contributors: Bomberg, Elizabeth E.; Stubb, Alexander C-G.
Series: The new European Union series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: European Union
Description: "The European Union is one of the world's most complex political systems. This concise and lively book de-mystifies it. How Does it Work? is designed to be the first book used to introduce students to the EU. It features a top-rank collection of authors and a unique blend of scholarly expertise and practitioners' experience." "How Does it Work? contrasts the EU that exists on paper - its treaties and formal rules - with how it works in practice. It compares and contrasts the Union with other political systems and international organisations. Each chapter includes guides to further reading, lists of useful web links, and discussion questions. This text answers two fundamental questions. First, a practical one: how does the EU work, and who are its main actors, processes and dynamics? Second, a rhetorical one: how has Europe managed to sustain this unprecedented experiment in international cooperation?"--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-245) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Elizabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb; title: How did we get here? / Desmond Dinan; title: The EU's institutions / Elizabeth Bomberg, Laura Cram and David Martin; title: Member states / Brigid Laffan and Alexander Stubb; title: Organized interests and lobbying in the EU / Rory Watson and Michael Shackleton; title: Key policies / Alberta Sbragia; title: The policy-making process / Alexander Stubb, Helen Wallace and John Peterson; title: Governance and legitimacy / Lynn Dobson and Albert Weale; title: EU enlargement - and then there were 28? / Lykke Friis; title: The EU as a global actor / John Peterson and Michael E. Smith; title: Conclusion / John Peterson, Elizabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb.